David Ensor (journalist)
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David Ensor was sworn in as Director of Communications and Public Diplomacy for the U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan on January 28, 2010. As such, he directs investment in Afghan mobile telephone infrastructure, radio and television programming and efforts to help Afghanistan through press and cultural activities. He is among the most senior participants in President Obama's 'civilian surge' to assist the Afghan people.
Ensor is the former spokesman and Executive Vice President for Communications at Mercuria Energy Group. Prior to joining Mercuria Energy Group he worked for 31 years as a journalist for National Public Radio, ABC News
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David Ensor was sworn in as Director for Communications and Public Diplomacy of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 28, 2010. He leads American efforts to help Afghans build a modern mobile telephone, radio and television sector and a broad range of press and cultural activities designed to help Afghanistan recover from 30 years of war. He is one of the highest ranking representatives of President Obama's civilian surge to be serving in Afghanistan.
Ensor is the former spokesman and Executive Vice President for Communications at Mercuria Energy Group. Prior to joining Mercuria Energy Group he worked for 31 years as a journalist for National Public Radio, ABC News
ABC News
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, and CNN
CNN
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Education
Ensor earned a bachelor’s degree with honors in European history from the University of California, Berkeley.Career as a journalist
From 1975-1980, Ensor was a reporter in Washington, D.C. for National Public Radio. He joined ABC News as White House correspondent in 1980, reporting on the presidency of Jimmy Carter. During his career at ABC News Ensor also served as a diplomatic correspondent for ABC News based at the U.S. State Department. In August 1999, Ensor joined CNN, where he worked as national security correspondent based in Washington, D.C, reporting on the U.S. intelligence community and on national security issues such as international terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the national missile defense debate. He left CNN in 2006.Organizations
Ensor is a member of the Council on Foreign RelationsCouncil on Foreign Relations
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David Ensor was sworn in as Director for Communications and Public Diplomacy of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 28, 2010. He leads American efforts to help Afghans build a modern mobile telephone, radio and television sector and a broad range of press and cultural activities designed to help Afghanistan recover from 30 years of war. He is one of the highest ranking representatives of President Obama's civilian surge to be serving in Afghanistan.
External links
- http://www.mercuria.com